How many books...?

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  • MomIWant
  on Jun. 8, 2009 at 1:27 PM

• I have around 200 books.  I buy most of my books.  I keep the ones that I will re-read and I give away the ones that I found to be just okay. 
  

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  • TraciC
  on Jun. 9, 2009 at 7:53 AM

• I'm not sure of the exact count. I have two ceiling-length bookcases, 3 rows deep and 2 high, I have one small bookcase full, 1 deep and I have my keepers, a suitcase full. I know A LOT. lol. I read my books as fast as I can, sometimes it's a little harder after a really great book to move on for a couple days. Those I keep, I set aside, the others I take to a used book store or library for their sales, where is which I get most of my books. I do buy new ones by my favorite authors as there's always a chance I'll miss them. In truth, I could probably almost open my own book store. lol.

  TraciC

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  • katimae
  on Jun. 9, 2009 at 11:04 AM

• I've got nothing compared to you ladies. About 30 I'd say. I get stuck on a particular author and buy up 3 or 4 books at a time until I have them all. I started with Eloisa james, and bought all of hers, now I'm onto johanna Lindsey. I'll buy new or used it doesn't matter to me, and I keep them. I lend them to friends.

  when i can't afford to buy them, I go to the library and even the ones I've read but don't own, I plan to buy just to have a complete collection.

  

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  • MizLee
  on Jun. 9, 2009 at 11:11 AM

• I have not counted my books, my best guess is that I have 200-300 books!   Alot of them I bought new, some were gifts, and some I bought used.  I do trade books with my family/friends too.   

  Each month I buy my new release books, and if I really like them I keep them.  If they are ok, but not what I would read again then I list them at a swap site or trade them to family/friends. 

  I am at the point where i can't keep everything, space is limited so I have to be picky about what I keep. 

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  • Ladybug1207
  on Jun. 9, 2009 at 12:58 PM

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  Quoting katimae:
  
  

  I've got nothing compared to you ladies. About 30 I'd say. I get stuck on a particular author and buy up 3 or 4 books at a time until I have them all. I started with Eloisa james, and bought all of hers, now I'm onto johanna Lindsey. I'll buy new or used it doesn't matter to me, and I keep them. I lend them to friends.

  when i can't afford to buy them, I go to the library and even the ones I've read but don't own, I plan to buy just to have a complete collection.

  Johanna Lindsey is great!  I have all of her books, except for maybe 3 or 4 of her latest ones, which I plan to buy.  I love her writing style and her characters.
  

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  • bocamom62
  on Jun. 9, 2009 at 4:03 PM

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  Quoting Ladybug1207:
  
  

  Roughly how many books do you own?  200+ on my TBR shelf plus 100+ on my re-read shelf

  Do you purchase them new, used, or borrow from library?  All the above. I prefer to buy my books but have been using the library a lot.

  If you buy them, what do you do with them when you finish reading them -- keep or re-sell?  I keep some of my books and either trade or donate the rest.

  
  

  

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  • mrsgunsage
  on Jun. 11, 2009 at 7:20 PM

• I will conservatively guess around 250.  Those are NOT all romances, obviously... that's my entire collection.

  For the past 3 years, my preferred method of obtaining books is used on Amazon.

  I only sell or give away a book if I didn't like it and know I won't read it again.
  

  
  
  

  
  

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  • atiptoes
  on Jun. 17, 2009 at 12:15 AM

• **Roughly how many books do you own?

  Right now around 70 i think, it changes frequently :o)

  **Do you purchase them new, used, or borrow from library?

  All the above! I love used books :o) It's rare that i buy new..when i can read it in two days or less it feels like a waste of money...but sometimes i have to finish a series or one just catches my eye and i have to buy it. I love the library too...i just hate how you have to give them back, haha.

  **If you buy them, what do you do with them when you finish reading them -- keep or re-sell?

  If i think there is any possibility i'll re-read then i will keep it or if it's part of a series i will keep it till i'm finished with them all, just in case. and so-so books i take to the used book store for more trade-ins.

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  • terrible2mommy
  on Jun. 19, 2009 at 3:25 PM

• I think I have something roughly around 60-70 books (?).  However, I only buy/keep the books that really get to me/ones I truly LOVE (not a lot of storage room in our small home).  They're a mixture of new & used books and hard & paper backs.  I, too, think it's a waste of money to buy new books that I'll read in 2-3 days, unless it's one that I'll read over and over throughout the coming years.  Therefore, I normally get my books from a combination of the library and a paperback excahnge.  I've always got a stack of books to choose from depending on my mood.

  I also get my books on CD from the library and upload them into my iTunes so I can listen to them on my iPod at work.  It's wonderful to be able to read one book and relive another book that I love.

  Robin
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  Mommy to Zachary
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  • Vicki24
  on Jun. 22, 2009 at 10:52 AM

• Wow, I guess I'm the collector. I have over 1,000 books in my collection.  I do go back and read so many of them.  I would say that 95% of them are romance novels.  I do buy new but our library has books that are sold and the money goes back to the library.  You can buy paperbacks for a quarter.  Some of the books are loaned out but mostly I enjoy keeping them and reading.  Some day maybe I'll get my own library in my house. Just a dream.

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